Most people will praise many technological gadgets（小裝置） that they use in their everyday lives. Technology is developing at a very fast rate, and what most people did not even think could be real a few years ago is now becoming a reality. Although many will use and advertise modern technology for many of its achievements and advancements, what many don’t realize is that it has affected and continues to affect society and people in general in a negative way.
Newspaper companies, as we all know, have been hit very hard by the advancements in technology. Big newspapers have been forced to either lay off a percentage of their work force or shut down altogether because news is readily available for free on the Internet. Music does not have to be purchased at a music store any more because MP3 files are readily available on the Internet as well, thus causing big music store chains to shut their doors for good. The movie industry has also been hit hard because DVD sales have decreased since people can pay for and download their favorite movies online.
Technology has its benefits, but when you take a look at how people communicate with one another, you will quickly see that it has a negative impact. Modern technology has allowed people to communicate with just about anyone they want to at any given time. The fact remains that people do not interact personally with one another as often as they used to. This has created a barrier for face-to-face communication among people because they no longer have to hold a meeting in an office or they no longer have to call friends or family members together to wish them a happy birthday or congratulate them on their recent success.
As a result, people don’t feel the urgent need to step outside of their home to find entertainment, such as participating in a dynamic game of basketball with friends, meeting a friend at a coffee shop, etc.
【小題1】The first paragraph is mainly to tell us that _____.

A．technology is developing rapidly
B．many dreams have come true.
C．technology benefits us a lot
D．technology has its disadvantages
【小題2】The author shows us the negative effects of the technology by _____.
A．telling some storiesB．giving some examples
C．listing some figuresD．doing some experiments
【小題3】What does he underlined word “interact” in the third paragraph probably mean?
A．a(chǎn)rgueB．consultC．communicateD．work
【小題4】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A．The negative effects of advancing technology
B．The benefits of the modern technology
C．The development of the modern technology
D．The social problems caused by the technology


【小題1】D
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】A

解析試題分析 本文是說(shuō)明文。技術(shù)發(fā)展很快，有很多的成就和優(yōu)勢(shì)但同時(shí)有其消極的一面，影響我們的生活。
【小題1】D 段落大意。根據(jù)第一段最后一句話what many don’t realize is that it has affected and continues to affect society and people in general in a negative way得出技術(shù)也有其消極的一面。故選D項(xiàng)。
【小題2】B 細(xì)節(jié)題。作者向我們展技術(shù)的消極影響是能過(guò)第三段Newspaper companies, as we all know, have been hit very hard by the advancements in technology.舉例的方式。故選 B項(xiàng)。
【小題3】C細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Modern technology has allowed people to communicate with just about anyone they want to at any given time. The fact remains that people do not interact personally with one another as often as they used to.，現(xiàn)代技術(shù)允許人們彼此聯(lián)系，而事實(shí)是人們不再以前那樣彼此聯(lián)系了。故選 C項(xiàng)。
【小題4】A 主旨大意。本文要講述現(xiàn)在技術(shù)發(fā)展的消極影響。故選 A項(xiàng)。
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